The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-03-23

the great COFpOldtiOnS " chc SOU
try on one hand and the people on the
other, he could not hesitate Tor sin
gle moment as to the position ne
would take.
He spoke of the bill regulating
suits in the federal courts as most
important one. Under this bill a
case to 90 to the federal court must
involve $4,000 instead of 5000. Tbs
will localze business and promote
Justice. Heretofore men have been
compelled to travel hundreds oil
miles and be subjected To great ex
pense in attending The federal
courts.
He indorsed what Senator Jones
had said about the president. Whlle
| he differed with him on the silver
question and the civil service ques-
ton, he would say that no man In
all the history OF the government had
held the office of president who WAS
more conscientious, more honest
and more thoroughly devoted TO the
interests of the whole people than
| Grover Cleveland. In case he
| should be the nominee of the party
in the next race, and the signs OF
the times point in that direction,
Senator Berry said that he would
support him with hearty good Will
| Speaking of the river and harhor
bill, he paid a high compliment to
his colleague, Senator Jones. lie
said: "Among all the friends of
that measure no man worked harder
or more diligently-wrote more let
tiers, visited the departments more
frequently, or kept up the fight
more boldly than my honored col
league, and am gratified to say
that the entire Arkansas delegation
were unit on the question"
He called attention to one fact
which ought to make the people OF
Arkansas appreciate the efforts oil
our senators that no other senators
succeeded in getting an appropria-
ton raised while ours obtained an
increase OF $25, 900 on the appropsla-
tion for Arkansas rivers.
He referred briefly to the bill
which Senator Hoar will introduce
next session, the purpose which was
TO start the outrage mill and destroy
local self government, and said that
every Democrat true to home rule
and local self government would
stand firmly against 1t.
Closing, he referred to the length
of time he had been in the service Of
the State, a period covering fifteen
wears, and said that it had been his
highest ambition TO serve, with hon
esty and fidelity, the people who had
honored him so highly. His adj
dress made fine impression.
HON. 7. c. M'RAE.
At the conclusion of Senator Der
rvs remarks Hon. f. C. McRae was
loudly called for, and after repeated
calls came forward and made brief
address. 1t was true, he said, that
TALL the pledges made to the people
had not been kept by the congress
just closed, but considering the vast
and diverse interests of this great
country-the antagonisms and jar.
ring interests OF widely separated
sections-concessi had to be
made, and taken as a whole, the
country would be well pleased with
the results. While we had listened
to doleful predictions that the coun
try would go to ruin by Il change in
the administration, the fact remain
ed that the transfer of power had
been attended with no disaster and
every interest of the people had been
sacredly guarded. Our splendid in
situations have stood the severest
test TO which any government can be
subjected and our form Of govern
ment, the admiration Of the whole
world, still grows and strengthens in
the affections of the people. He be
lieved the tariff question would be
settled ere long, 1t took fifteen
years to settle that great issue, the
railroad question. Once let this
great issue come home to the PEG
pie, let every man know aud realize
the great truth that he is personally
and individually interested in the
tariff and we shall soon have an ad,
iustment. He spoke at length on
The work of congress, and closed by
paying high compliment to the leg
slature on the good work done for
the State. He was frequently applau
ded.